The image showcases the Dead Letter Room in Bourges, Cher, France during World War One. This room serves the purpose of reviewing illegibly or unintelligibly addressed letters and deciding whether they can be returned to the sender or sent as undelivered to the Dead Letter Office in New York. The photograph was taken on April 14, 1919, by Sot. Crunnelle, a photographer for the RECO.

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